Short list

[ex-bluebonn.livejournal.com]

Here are some names I came across recently.  All girls unless otherwise stated.  I'm not sure on the pronounciation on some of these names as I saw them in print. 

Aideen

Lucja

Beret

Mhairi

Avery

Kaia

Miran

Drew

Eden

Roisin

Chrys

Preslea

Nureisse

Devyn

Adela

Makigh

Ireland

Rileigh

Treyven (m)

Keltie

Jesseca

Lexi

Janette 

Thoughts?

Also, what are your feelings on the sibset Meg, Tess, and Lisa?  Does Lisa seem out of place? What about Megan, Tessa, and Lisa? Any better?

Comments

[illsmileforyou.livejournal.com]

My birthdaughter's name is Kaia. I believe it's Norwegian with that spelling.

The American Girl book series uses "Kaya" as their Native American girl. Both names are pronounced the same but the heritage/spelling is different.

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

Lisa doesn't seem to fit in Meg/Tess, but with Megan/Tessa/Lisa, Megan seems a little out of place. Either way, they aren't terribly out, though, so I think you're safe. I would go with Megan/Tessa and use Meg/Tess as nns, though; they seem incomplete, especially Meg.

I adore Lexi as a nn for Alexa, I like Avery and Eden (despite the religious connotations, which I do not like), and I love Drew as a nn for Andrew on boys, but not girls. I could deal with Kaia (prefer Kaya) and Janette. The rest I do not like at all.

[blueblackautumn.livejournal.com]

I'll have to be biased and say I like Rileigh. That's what we're naming our daughter. Although, it'll be spelt Ryleigh. :)

Lexi was another name we considered but sounded too stripper-ish

[moldycelery.livejournal.com]

You consider Lexi stripperish but not Ryleigh? At least Lexi is not spelled oddly.

[blueblackautumn.livejournal.com]

No, but Lexi can be spelt with multiple x's - as strippers commonly do!

Ryleigh is spelt the way it's spelt, because our son is named Ryan. So quit being such a bitch about it.

[moldycelery.livejournal.com]

Hold up there, no need to start name calling.

Isn't it kind of unfair to a kid to have matching names with a sibling? I mean, it's great that you're honoring your son, but it's a bit cutesy.

[spartan-picnic.livejournal.com]

I love the name Róisín. It's pronounced ROSH-een.

My cousin's daughter is called Janette. My cousin's name is Janne (male). I don't like it :/

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Jesseca makes me want to puke in her parent's shoes.

[ollivander.livejournal.com]

I like Megan, Tess, and Lisa. They all seem to fit that way.

[moldycelery.livejournal.com]

Aideen? Yuck. In fact, most of those are AWFUL. Poor kids. Janette's not bad, though.

Meg, Tess and Lisa sound all right -- although I like Meg as a nickname for Margaret better, and Tess as a nick-name for Theresa. Meg as a nickname for Margaret just seems more classy than Meg as a nick-name for Megan.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I don't think Meg, Tess, and Lisa fit only because Lisa has two syllables and the rest have one. I think Megan, Tessa, and Lisa work very well together.

[shortbutfast.livejournal.com]

Mhairi is interesting.

[songspell.livejournal.com]

I believe it's Scotts Gaelic for "Mary"...

Actually it looks like a few of to "odd" names here are actually in other languages...

[sxylilwitch.livejournal.com]

JESSECA!? It's almost as bad as Jessika D: